Daily Current Affairs 23 September 2017

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This post contains important current affairs of 23 September 2017. It includes all Major National, International, Business and Sports related current affairs of 23 September 2017. A brief explanation of every current affair is provided to further enhance your general knowledge. Once you have gone through these current affairs we would recommend to you to try 23 September 2017 Current affairs test.

National News

1. BSF using grenades to stop Rohingyas

The Border Security Force is using chilli and stun grenades to block the entry of Rohingyas fleeing from Myanmar.
The BSF has been authorised to use rude and crude methods to stop any infiltration attempts.

2. Petrol prices started falling will continue to fall: Govt

He said that the petrol prices will fall further.

3. Senior journalist KJ Singh murdered

KJ Singh and his mother were found dead at their residence in Mohali, Punjab.
This comes after the murder of two other journalists, Gauri Lankesh and Santanu Bhowmik.

4. KV class 8 students to get tablets

The Union Human Resource Development Ministry will provide free tablets to around 5,000 class 8 students from Kendriya Vidyalayas across the country on pilot basis.
The devices are aimed at providing students the access to online reading material.
A multi-device management software will allow teachers to track the student’s usage.

International News

1. Hurricane Harvey forced the Earth’s crust down

Hurricane Harvey is the most powerful storm to hit Texas in over 50 years and flooded Houston with an estimated 125 trillion litres of water.
This caused the Earth’s crust to deform and sink by 2 centimetres in the area.

2. Pak successfully tests anti-ship missile

Pakistan claimed to have successfully test-fired an air-to-sea anti-ship missile in the North Arabian Sea.
The Chief of Naval Staff called the demonstration a testament of Pakistan’s war preparedness.

3. UK Banks to check 7 cr accounts

British banks will search the accounts every quarter to check the immigration status of the account holders.
Banks will be required to report details of anyone with visa overstayers, those who have absconded from immigration.

4. Trump, Jong-un fighting like kindergarten children: Russia

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has likened the war of words to a kindergarten fight between children.
This comes as Trump called Jong-un a “madman” after he described Trump as a “mentally deranged dotard”.

Business News

1. Arvind Subramanian’s term extended for 1 year

His term as Chief Economic Adviser has been extended till October 2018.
He was named as one of the world’s top 100 global thinkers in 2011.

2. HP may cut over 5,000 jobs

Hewlett Packard Enterprise is planning to cut the jobs as an effort to combat increasing competition.
The job cuts at the company are likely to affect workers in the US and abroad, including managers.

3. Walmart plans to deliver groceries straight to user’s fridge

Walmart said it is testing a service in Silicon Valley to deliver groceries straight to the customer’s refrigerators.
It is partnering with August Home which is a provider of smart locks.
Delivery drivers will have a preauthorized OTP to unlock the house door.

Sports News
1. Mary Kom 1st Indian to represent world boxing at IOC forum

Five-time world champion MC Mary Kom is picked as International Boxing Associations representative for the IOC Athletes Forum.
The forum is held once every two years, bringing together athlete representatives from across the Olympic Movement.

2. Kohli 3rd Indian batsmen to hit 10,000+ runs in India’s wins

Kohli achieved the feat during his 92-run knock against Australia in the second ODI.
Kohli now has 10,059 runs and is behind Sachin Tendulkar(17,113 runs) and Rahul Dravid(10,860 runs).

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